Quotes About Spirituality

He had become enveloped in the Indian Summer of the Soul.

A saint speaks with God or with himself, two forms of silence.

Debe abrirse a la muerte y a la nostalgia del limbo,del mundo animal. Debe abrirse a la muerte si quiere abrirse a la vida; entonces será como los ángeles¨.

Reverso y anverso; el enamorado ve y toca una presencia, el místico contempla una aparición.

Y sus sacerdotes jamás sospecharon que Pies y Manos no eran sino las extremidades de un mismo dios.

Puedo tocarla pero también hablar con ella. Y puedo oírla y más: beberme sus palabras... La transubstanciación: el cuerpo se vuelve voz, sentido; y el alma es corporal. Todo amor es eucaristía.

Es posible que lo que llamamos pecado no sea sino la expresión mítica de la conciencia de nosotros mismos, de nuestra soledad.

Die ewige Gegenwart der Götter

Die Nähe des Todes schafft eine Atmosphäre die das Außergewöhnliche begünstigt (und über die conditio humana hinauswachsen lässt)

La poesía es el punto de intersección entre el poder divino y la libertad humana.

Los amantes...conocen una realidad oculta. Se trata de un conocimiento no intelectual: el que contempla y conoce no es el ojo del intelecto,... sino el del corazón.

Nuestro culto a la muerte es culto a la vida, del mismo modo que el amor, que es hambre de vida, es anhelo de muerte.

La poesía nos hace tocar lo impalpable y escuchar la marea del silencio cubriendo un paisaje devastado por el insomnio.

Octavius Winslow was a Baptist minister in the 19th century.  Born in England, Winslow became one of the most famous evangelical preachers of his time along with Charles Spurgeon and J.C. Ryle. 

Wealth should never be your goal in life. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.

Ain't the best prayin' jest bein' with God and talkin' a while, like He's a good friend, stead a-like he runs a store and you've come in a-hopin' to git a bargain?

Grandpa had made the Lord seem so real, I wouldn't of been surprised if he'd said good night to Him. But after a long pause he just said a-men.

The Bible says there is a time for peace and a time for war. Now is the time for war. I cannot wait to say it is now a time for peace. — MAJ James Brisson, Chaplain, 1-160th SOAR, 19 October 2001, Afghanistan

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is 'Thank you,' it will be enough." —Meister Eckhart

My primary and most essential goal in life is to remain connected to the world of spirit. Everything else will take care of itself—this I know for sure. And my number-one spiritual practice is trying to live in the present moment Ã¢â'¬Â¦ to resist projecting into the future, or lamenting past mistakes Ã¢â'¬Â¦ to feel the real power of now. That, my friends, is the secret to a joyful life.

You become what you believe. And to believe that you are created by the power that's greater than yourself means anything is possible.

What I know for sure is that every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and step out and dance—to live free of regret and filled with as much joy, fun, and laughter as you can stand. You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self-doubt. You

Begin to notice what you have in your life that you are grateful for and when you look at life through the lens of gratitude, you don't see as many obstacles or hindrances. You see potential, you see possibilities. Then you become an open vehicle for more inspiration, more wisdom, more guidance, coming from the spiritual part of your being. — Michael Bernard Beckwith

As a spiritual seeker, I understand that this journey requires you to not only embrace all that is whole and good in your life but also to continually examine the long-buried wounds hidden beneath your carefully crafted surface. This is what I mean when I say, "Turn your wounds into wisdom.